Dorset Online Parish Clerks

Over 1 Million individual records available - Last update 17th July 2008

An Online Parish Clerk (OPC) researches all the available historical data they can find on a parish, records are transcribed, and in order to promote further private research, are made FREELY available to any researcher. This will include census, parish transcripts, bishop's transcripts and churchwardens accounts, overseers accounts, land tax records, postal directory extracts, church & village histories, etc. An OPC is a volunteer and should not be confused with the civil Parish Clerk appointed by a Parish Council.

There are about 275 parishes in Dorset and we have data online for nearly all of them. If you would be interested in volunteering to help make these national records available to all, please click here for more information.

INFORMATION FOR RESEARCHERS
VOLUNTEERS	Please note that all OPC's are volunteers, giving their time freely. They cannot always respond instantly, some work full time, computer problems can occur and some even go on holiday! If you have not received a reply within 2 weeks please notify the Coordinator Volunteers are required to assist in the recording of Monumental Inscriptions. We still have a number of parishes which have not been recorded, or, if you have any records already, then we would be very pleased to receive a copy of them. Contact Mervyn Wright
COURTESY	Common courtesy is obligatory! even a negative response has taken someone's time.
CONTACTS	Dorset OPC Coordinator \| MI Database Coordinator \| Contact Page
ACCURACY	Most OPC's work on their own and are certainly not infallible! Most of the transcripts have not been validated and the information provided should be taken as a guide only. As with everything found on the internet you should obtain proof from the primary source (in many cases this will be the Dorset History Centre ).
COPYRIGHT	All records have been transcribed so that they are FREELY available to all persons to use for their personal & private research only. They may NOT be used for any commercial purpose.

A
A bbotsbury T
Affpuddle T
Allington T
Almer T
Alton PancrasT
Arne
Ashmore T
Askerswell T
Athelhampton T

B
Batcombe T
Beaminster T
Beer Hackett T
Belchalwell
Bere Regis T
Bettiscombe
Bincombe T
Bishops Caundle T(Caundle Bishop)
Blandford Forum T
Blandford St Mary T
Bloxworth T
Bothenhampton T
Bourton T
Bradford Abbas T (Inc. Clifton Maybank)
Bradford PeverellT
Bradpole T
Bridport T
Broadmayne
Broadstone
Broadwey T
Broadwinsor T
Bryanstone (M: Bryanston)
Buckhorn Weston T
Buckland Newton L
Buckland Ripers T
Burleston
Burstock
Burton Bradstock

C
Canford MagnaT
Cann T
Castleton [see Sherborne]
Catherston Lewiston
Cattistock T
Caundle MarshT
Cerne Abbas T
Chalbury
Chaldon Herring
Chardstock T
Charlton Marshall T
CharminsterT
Charmouth T
Cheddington (M: Chedington)
Cheselbourne T
Chetnole
Chettle
Chickerell
Chideock T
Chilcombe
Child Okeford T
Chilfrome
Church Knowle L
Compton Abbas T
Compton - East
Compton - West
Compton Vallance
Coombe Keynes
Corfe Castle T
Corfe Mullen T
Corscombe T
Cranborne T
Cruxton

D
Dewlish
Dorchester All Saints T
Dorchester Holy Trinity T
Dorchester St Peter T
Durweston T

E
East Chelborough
East Lulworth T
East Orchard T
East Stoke T
East Stour/Stower T
Edmondsham
Evershot

F
Farnham
Fifehead Magdalen
Fifehead Neville
Fleet
Folke
Fontmell Magna T
Fordington St George
Frampton T
Frome St Quintin
Frome Vauchurch T

G
Gillingham T
Glanvilles WoottonL
Goathill
Godmanstone
Gussage All Saints
Gussage St Michael o

H
Halstock
HammoonT
Hampreston T
Hamworthy
Hanford
Hawkchurch
Haydon
Hazelbury Bryan
Hermitage
Hilfield T
Hilton T
Hinton Martell
Hinton Parva
Hinton St Mary T
Holme East
Holnest T
Holwell T
Hooke
Horton with WoodlandsT

I
Ibberton
Iwerne Courtney (Shroton) T
Iwerne Minster

K
Kimmeridge
Kington MagnaT
KingstonL
Kinson

L
Langton Herring T
Langton Long Blandford
Langton Matravers L
Leigh T
Lillington
Little Bredy
Litton CheneyT
Loders T (Dottery)
Long Bredy T
Long Burton
Long Crichel T
Lydlinch T
Lyme Regis T
Lytchett Matravers T
Lytchett Minster T

Maiden Newton T
Manston T
Mapperton nr. Bridport (see page note)
Mappowder T
Margaret Marsh T
Marnhull T
Marshwood
Melbury AbbasT
Melbury Bubb
Melbury Osmond T
Melbury Sampford
Melcombe HorseyT
Melcombe Regis T
Milborne St Andrew o
Milborne Stileham o
Milton Abbas T
Minterne Magna T
Monkton Wylde T
Morden
Moor Crichel T
Moreton
MostertonT
MotcombeT
Miscellaneous
Various records donated to the
project for parishes for which we
have not got an OPC.

N
Netherbury T
Nether Cerne T
Nether Compton
North Poorton
North Wootton

O
Oborne T
Okeford FitzpaineT
Osmington o
Over Compton
OwermoigneT

P
Pamphill
Parkstone
Pentridge
Piddlehinton T
Piddletrenthide T
Pilsdon
Pimperne T
Poole St James T
Portesham T
Portland T
Powerstock T (Poorstock)
Poxwell o
Preston T
Puddletown T (Piddletown)
Pulham T
PuncknowleT
Purse Caundle T

R
RadipoleT
Rampisham
Ryme Intrinseca

S
Seaborough
Shaftesbury Holy Trinity T (Shaston)
Shaftesbury St James T (Shaston)
Shaftesbury St Peter T(Shaston)
Shapwick T
Sherborne T
Shillingstone T (Shilling Okeford)
Shipton Gorge T
Silton T
Sixpenny HandleyT
South Perrott
Spetisbury
StalbridgeT
Steeple T
Stinsford
Stock Gaylard T
Stockwood
Stoke Abbot T
Stoke Wake
Stourpaine
Stour ProvostT
Stourton Caundle
Stratton T
Studland L
Sturminster Marshall T
Sturminster NewtonT (inc. Bagber)
Sutton Waldron
Swanage L
Swyre o
Sydling St Nicholas T
Symondsbury T

T
Tarrant Crawford T
Tarrant GunvilleT
Tarrant Hinton T
Tarrant KeynstonT (M: Keyneston)
Tarrant Monkton with Tarrant Launceston
Tarrant Rawston T
Tarrant Rushton T
Tincleton
Thorncombe
Thornford
Todber
Toller Fratrum
Toller Porcorum T
Tolpuddle T
Turners Puddle
Turnworth T
Tyneham T

U
Up Cerne T
Upwey T

V
Verwood L

W
Walditch
Wambrook L
Wareham T
Warmwell
West Chelborough
West Knighton
West Lulworth T
West Orchard T
West Parley
West Stafford
West Stour/StowerT
West Woodyates
Weymouth T
Whitcombe
Whitchurch CanonicorumT
Wimborne Minster T
Wimborne St Giles
Winfrith NewburghT
Winterborne Abbas
Winterborne Anderson T
Winterborne Came L
Winterborne Clenstone T
Winterborne Herringston L
Winterborne Houghton T
Winterborne Kingston T
Winterborne Monkton T
Winterborne St Martin
Winterborne Steepleton T
Winterborne SticklandT
Winterborne Thomson
Winterborne Whitchurch
Winterborne Zelston L
Witchampton
Woodsford
Wool T
Woolland
Wootton Fitzpaine T
Wootton Glanville L
Worth Matravers L
Wraxall
Wyke Regis T
Wynford Eagle

Y
Yetminster T

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o	Indicates a page on this site telling you what resources are available by e-mail
T	Denotes a parish pages on this site with transcriptions
o	Denotes you can contact the OPC by e-mail to request assistance
L	Indicates a link to the OPC's own web site
(parish) indicates an alternative name or spelling - 'M' denotes modern spelling
Note 'New OPC's will often be busy transcribing before 'going public'. A link will be put on this page when they feel they have enough data to be able to assist researchers.